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November 5, 2009

Low Latino voter turnout in NJ and VA elections reveal a return to the old ways

November 4, 2009

In these times, cities need to do more to help day laborers

Child welfare workers too quick to remove Latino children from their families

November 2, 2009

Free speech is hard to defend when it’s being abused

October 30, 2009

Did a resolution honoring Hispanic media trigger a silent boycott among the GOP?

October 28, 2009

Nationally Recognized Latina Lista Blog Re-Launches as Multimedia News Site

October 27, 2009

The case of two Latino brothers in Shelby County jail on capital murder charges leaves unanswered questions

Credit card companies’ tactics remind consumers of color of subprime mortgage fiasco – in reverse

October 17, 2009

Guest Voz: Former NCES commissioner finds nation’s black and Latino students worse off because of No Child Left Behind

New study shows most Latino students drop out of high school for economic need

One failure of Hispanic Heritage Month

October 14, 2009

Forcing the debate over immigration reform starts now

October 9, 2009

Guest Voz: NM Rep. Luján aims to engage young Latinos in clean energy issue

Over 3000 undocumented military veterans battling deportation orders

October 7, 2009

New measures to improve detention policies of undocumented immigrants doesn’t go far enough

October 5, 2009

Could US visa restrictions played a part in Chicago losing Olympic bid?

October 2, 2009

Holding the US Census ransom to force action on reforming immigration is a bad idea

September 30, 2009

Latinos must use political capital towards demanding passage of the REAL Act – (very good read)

September 24, 2009

White House takes two different stands for Mexico and Honduras and neither one makes sense

September 22, 2009

Resigned Rhode Island Latino Republican Ivan G Marte tells Latina Lista nation is heading towards worst crisis any country could face

September 21, 2009

One Home Owners Association checking legal status before allowing new residents in neighborhood

September 17, 2009

New Latino initiative unites Latino bloggers & organizations in speaking out against Lou Dobbs and CNN

September 15, 2009

President Obama’s usage of the term “illegal immigrants” is more than just semantics

September 10, 2009

Personal experience shows that private health insurance companies need more competition

September 3, 2009

A sad day in N.TX – parents revolt against Obama’s speech to students to stay in school

Stockton Superintendent’s efforts to keep drop-outs in school has more resistance from adults than kids

New NCLR report reveals employers who exploit Latino laborers have little to fear

September 2, 2009

Guest Voz: One Latina high school dropout declares, “I am one of the Lucky Ones.”

September 1, 2009

As Lou Dobbs readies to cross another journalistic line in the sand, CNN management remains silent

The fight for immigration reform goes on in the name of Ted Kennedy

August 26, 2009

Vaya con Dios Ted Kennedy

Another Latino quits the GOP – Sergio Garcia, who was hired only three months ago by the New Mexico GOP as its political director and deputy executive director quits

August 24, 2009

Surfaced video sets the tone of what to expect in immigration reform debate

August 21, 2009

Involving undocumented immigrants in the healthcare debate underscores the ignorance and futility of the argument

Why Latinos need to fight more loudly for passage of health-care reform

August 16, 2009

Mr. President, It is time to grant a moratorium on deportations of youth raised in the U.S. until immigration reform is passed

August 13, 2009

Latino backlash at Republicans who voted against Sotomayor has already begun

One Latino Michigan inmate shares his perspective on prison life as he waits for Gov. Granholm to decide his fate

August 12, 2009

There’s a rise in new and dangerous tensions between Latinos and blacks

August 11, 2009

One side effect of a broken immigration system — corruption — thrives on this side of the border too

July 16, 2009

The “disturbing” behavior of some senators questioning Sotomayor underscores the need to reform the process

July 14, 2009

“Out-of-Touch Beltway Republicanism” plagues Gingrich and others who want to send 12 million people packing

July 13, 2009

Brazil’s amnesty of its undocumented highlights the need for a 3-part approach to longlasting immigration reform

If Sheriff Arpaio doesn’t racially profile Latinos, why are the majority of his inmates legal Hispanic residents?

June 25, 2009

DHS needs to explain restrictions against public and media access to immigration courts

June 24, 2009

LA middle school students deprived of diplomas for 1 act of civil disobedience

June 22, 2009

Remembering my friend Tim Chavez

June 19, 2009

Hundreds expected to march to T. Don Hutto on Sat., World Refugee Day, to demand an end to family detention

June 18, 2009

By its latest (in)actions, the Supreme Court seems to be waiting for a wise Latina justice

June 17, 2009

With the advent of more Latino politicians running for office, “being Hispanic” is no longer sufficient to attract votes

June 16, 2009

Finally, Congress working on empowering victims of hate crimes

June 6, 2009

U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants getting mixed message about value of US citizenship

June 4, 2009

Political cartoon portraying Sotomayor as a piñata is insensitive but deserves no rash judgements

June 3, 2009

Suppressed news of hunger strike at immigrant detention facility flies in the face of Obama administration’s goal for transparency

June 2, 2009

Washington DC hosts massive immigration reform summit this week and only one thing keeps it from being a total success

May 31, 2009

Senate Republicans distance themselves from Tancredo, Gingrich and Limbaugh — but not far enough

May 30, 2009

Guest Voz: The Border Violence Myth

May 29, 2009

A new report about Latina teen pregnancy doesn’t just examine the issue but, for the first time, breaks down the differences found among Latino families and how they contribute to Latina teens having the highest rates of teen pregnancies and births.

Too bad conservative critics of Sotomayor can’t be honest about pulling the race card

May 14, 2009

UN report finds women comprise 30% of human traffickers

April 27, 2009

Mexico City-based English-speaking bloggers/media help keep us all informed about swine flu epidemic

April 7, 2009

ICE continues targeting Hawaii’s undocumented community with worksite and home raids

March 24, 2009

260 immigrant detention facilities mimic Guantanamo Bay in denying basic legal rights and throwing away the key

March 21, 2009

New report draws a distinction between Latinos online and the “average Hispanic” – Does an average Hispanic even exist?

March 18, 2009

DREAM Act students create new site to foster support for their desire to be educated citizens

March 14, 2009

Sec. Napolitano’s staff non-compliance with Freedom of Information Act requests results in lawsuit

March 11, 2009

Rape trees prove Mexican violence has crossed the border and there are women who need justice

Though majority of immigrant women in ICE detention are pregnant by rape, abortion is no option

Guest Voz: Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez says, “Latinos Need a Seat at the Table of Justice”

New study finds wage differences between Mexican immigrants and undocumented Mexican immigrants

March 3, 2009

Essay contest gives Latino college students opportunity to travel to Latin America – “Destino: Latinoamericano” contest sponsored by Continental Airlines and Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund.

January 28, 2009

he difference between a stupid and a bad racist – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) documented the fact that 60 percent of Latinos who died in Colorado traffic accidents last year weren’t wearing their seat belts. Seeing that it’s a sizeable number, CDOT authorized a public service announcement (PSA) be made in Spanish to get people to buckle up.

January 21, 2009

Latinos still lag behind African Americans when it comes to garnering R-E-S-P-E-C-T

December 23, 2008

Latino students need an educational system that is innovative and fearless

December 18, 2008

Arne Duncan has a bigger challenge with Latino students succeeding in school

Blurring the line between patriotism and racism makes it hard for some to see the difference

December 15, 2008

Republicans not off to a good start in repairing relationship with Latino voters

December 12, 2008

Bush Administration now bails out agricultural industry with changes to guestworker program that creates a government sanctioned slave market

December 10, 2008

Tancredo retires and some GOP colleagues still haven’t learned from his mistakes

December 9, 2008

Mixing Latinos with public service is the new cocktail for political success – Latinos thought giving Barack Obama the majority of the Hispanic vote was the golden key to unlocking political barriers for Hispanic advancement. Yet, the reality is it lies less with Obama and more on how the Latino community shapes its own destiny.

December 3, 2008

Latest DHS tactic to build border wall keeps landowners from having land appraised

December 2, 2008

Why is it so hard getting more Latinos appointed to the Obama cabinet?

November 21, 2008

Border leaders unveil in-depth recommendations for border security and challenges government to ignore them this time

November 18, 2008

New report underscores urgency for dismantling and recreating the Department of Homeland Security

November 12, 2008

Latinos can’t move past identity politics until problems holding back Latino candidates are identified

November 6, 2008

What was learned from the 2008 Latino vote – Latina Lista’s observations

Did ICE Assistant Secretary Julie Myers leak the immigration status of Obama’s aunt?

October 17, 2008

Report on immigrants’ impact on local economy underscores need for White House to retake Economics 101

October 8, 2008

If Obama and McCain answer but one question about immigration, it should be this one

October 7, 2008

N. Carolina House Republican wannabe illustrates what’s wrong with Republican rationale on immigration enforcement

Registering Latinos to vote is the easy part. Getting them to the polls is the challenge.

September 24, 2008

The profile of today’s undocumented Mexican immigrant reveals a more desperate situation back home

September 22, 2008

McCain refuses to answer questionnaire on immigration reform

September 17, 2008

It’s time to end the honeymoon with gender and race and reclaim this election

August 20, 2008

Citizens of Postville, Iowa report ICE has created “open-air” prison in town that keeps detained immigrant women from feeding their children

August 17, 2008

A border fence that doubles as a billboard? Why not?

Why ICE’s self-deport program is a bust

August 11, 2008

Actress Ruth Livier brings to life (writing, producing and acting) a new web-based series called Ylse.

August 10, 2008

Miss Universe 2008 is on a mission to empower and educate Latinas against HIV/AIDS

August 7, 2008

For the nation’s migrant farmworkers, high temps creating a “Black Summer”